COMMON NAME:  Raccoon
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Procyon lotor
DIET:  Raccoons are omnivorous and will eat anything. They eat fish, insects, worms, eggs, small prey, fruits, vegetables and nuts. Where people live, they also eat from trash cans.
YOUNG:  The litter has from two to five young born in the spring. The young are called kits and are born deaf and blind, but have their distinct face mask.
HABITAT:  North America from Canada to Panama. They live in wooded areas and have adapted to living around people.
FACTS:

• Raccoons will make their nest anywhere and they usually have more than one den available for use.
• Some raccoons like to dunk their food in water.
• The most important sense for the raccoon is its sense of touch.